Avoided. We are told the tow truck driver spent several years helping others. Welcome to the 10 00 news tonight. I am Heather Holmes. The chp said the accident could have easily been avoided. It happened on the side of interstate 280 between farmville boulevard and edgewood road in the hills above redwood city. We have live coverage tonight. The law is designed to avoid this exact kind of accident. Reporter it really is, frank. Now we see this loss of life tonight. I checked in with the coroner, they released his name, hes identified as mark alarcon, he was 61years old. People with chp said he was well known, helping people on the peninsula. Remake the tow truck driver stopped on southbound 280 near farmville road to help a motorist on the side of the highway. The driver and the atlas towing truck was part of the state fsp, freeway services patrol, helping stranded motorists. Just after 3 30 on tuesday afternoon, he was hit by a lumber truck passing by. It was traveling southbound on 2
Concord and pittsburgh in the low 60s. Petaluma nevado in the low 50s to kick things off winds calm this morning except except for fairfield are breezy a spot winds generally do pick up into the close of your thursday so calm to start calm in the middle and a windy finish your thursday and then a calmer day tomorrow to kick off the weekend. After a 50s and 60s this morning temperatures will waste no time in rising into the 80s by noontime inland and 90s by the afternoon for these same inland areas. Today not going to be our hottest a either talking a heat wave into the weekend still have your full forecast james. All right john thank you back to one of our big stories this morning. The white house is urging schools to reopen even as the United States is hitting a new milestone of 3 million. Coronavirus cases with erica hill now bringing us the very latest. These classrooms need students, according to the white house as the president made clear its time. Its time for us to get our kids
Spring was one change after another. Now everythings very stable, locked in with only just subtle changes. One day it may be one degree warmer and one cooler. Theres not a lot going on. Theres thunderstorms in the sierra. Thats different for us. Not my forecast. I have to mention it. Good morning. We have traffic around the bay area. If youre driving to the bay bridge, youll see the traffic is light. People are out there but its crowded. 5 01. Lets go back to the head lines. Thank you. Happening today there could be a major change in who is called when theres an emergency on a School Campus is oakland. In a School Board Meeting a couple of weeks ago there was a movement. Theyll consider a proposal to remove the unified Police Department, set a time line and talk about developing another safety plan. The ous Police Department has seven officers, two sergeants and a chief. They arent at schools but respond when theres issues. At a meeting earlier this month, they support superintendent j
Businesses are starting to bounce back. Similar to that. Look at that. I mean, that is a huge fog bank. All the way up and down the coast. So with that in mind, highs will be below average to near average. He will be above, they will be above livermore and san jose. Lets start with lafayette, steve, but we will get to the toll plaza. Dont worry, because we like to look at it here. Starting with highway 24 first. And take a look at it from walnut creek to oakland. The traffic right through lafayette looks very good. There have been no issues. Also looking good, the approach to the richmond sand san rafael bridge. The toll plaza meanwhile, seems to be Getting Better by the moment. Congestion should be gone by 8 00. As you look at interstate 80, that traffic here near hagan berger wrote was good. 7 01. Lets go back to the headlines. We are following developing strength in pleasanton, where authorities are searching for a chase started in san jose after 12 30 this morning. The car crashed
Which is why do we have police . Is it plus we are students of color . Oar she wants to have a good solution to put them at ease. I dont think they understand the effect of that uniform, that baton. The Oakland School board member said 6 million would go back into the general fund and would be used toward student services. Today at the board of education meeting, members believe it will past. Ousd is moving in the right direction. Reporter it could include security cameras, gates that lock and trained peacekeepers. She said police at schools give a false sense of security. You cant get officers to 84 schools if theres an incident going on all over the place. We already had to rely on city police, so this isnt anything new. Reporter tony thurman launched a program to get more on the impact of police on schools. When police are on campus, this results in more suspensions and arrests and specifically africanamerican students and students of color. Reporter thurman wants Clear Alternatives